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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 490173" data-attributes="member: 5137">Random Notes on Arms & ArmorSteel is a secret art, known to a few rare cultural groups who sell their elite equipment for a high price. These groups are mostly allied with each other, and treat the potential discovery of the method by another group much like the USA treats the development of nuclear arms.Theralis is firmly in the late iron age. Armor is too heavy for moving quickly through mountainous terrain (if you expect to be fresh when you reach the battle), and iron swords are far more expensive than iron-tipped spears.Theralese spears are designed for quick, easy production: the typical spear head is a wedge-cut chunk of iron bound to the head of the shaft. The shields are more sturdily built - they are a thin plate of flattened iron bolted into a hardwood frame, and usually take a bit longer to make than the spears.Archery is known, but an accurate arrow takes more effort to make than an entire spear... and the mountains sharply reduce the range advantages of the bow. Add to that the years of extra practice required to make a good archer, and the spear wins out yet again.Theralese captains also have a sword, a single-edged wedge-shaped bar of iron about two feet long. It is a weapon of last resort (just as the captain is the fighter of last resort).</blockquote>